Thanks for the explanation. That sounds quite promising. I updated Ubuntu one time and it basically broke a python project environment to where I had to reinstall the previous os again. Then of course reinstall everything else too.
JackAttack
joined 3 weeks ago
I'm interested, What exactly is UBlue? Can you clarify on the immutable thing?
Personally, I run the following:
Hardware:
- Mini PC (beelink but used to use raspberry pi)
- 1tb external drive for now
Software/OS
- proxmox (so I can virtuaize what I Host on one machine)
- Ubuntu server in a VM
- jellyfin (media server)
- tailscale (to access my server from anywhere)
One of the top comments mentions starting with plex. I also recommend that. Jellyfin is cool but plex makes a lot of features such as sharing and subtitles much easier. You also can with jellyfin but it's much more technical. The only reason I went away from it was I felt the direction plex was going seemed a little too commercial for me. And I also like to use open source when I can.
I think if you have a mini PC or something you don't mins installing server specific OS on, proxmox VE is pretty great. It can be a bit of a headache depending on what you want to do but it also makes expanding your self hosting super easy/fun.
Proxmox let's you created virtual machines or containers and easily manage them.
Currently I run a mini PC.(Beelinks are great for this and pretty cheap with more power than a raspberry pi)
Simplest set up? No. But I also just started self hosting. You're gonna hit some.headaches regardless but it's also extremely rewarding and I've learned alot.
Edit: if you're only wanting to run one thing (say jellyfin) . A raspberry pi with tail scale and jellyfin is how I started. Works just fine.